BASF is the leader of propionic acid production at 80,000 tonnes/year.
In 2003 260,000 tonnes of Propionic Acid was produced, and 230,000 consumed
Propionic acid market is increasing as the largest market for feed acidifiers and is projected to exceed $417 million by the year 2012, as stated by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. from 2008 article
Just some basic yet important info on Propionic Acid compiled by ICIS.
Syngas From Coal:
Because our syngas is powered by coal, availability of this substance will affect how much syngas is able to be produced. According to the Billion Ton Vision coal is the third most used energy source at 23% behind natural gas at 24% and Petroleum at 39%. It has also been projected that there is enough coal to power the world for the next 200 years.
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/360909327/propionic_acid_79_09_4_.html
Cobalt solubility in water
67 grams per 100 mL
handbook of inorganic compounds
MSDS for Propionaldehyde
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p6621.htm
Ethylene conditions
The Lyondell Morris IL plant has a pipeline that typically runs at 420 psig at 70 deg-F
LHSV for Hydrocarbonylation of Ethylene: 0.5-1.0
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:uwlgBLPcU-4J:www.scribd.com/doc/30134047/Ketones+lhsv+hydrocarbonylation+of+ethylene&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com
Propionic Acid formation Process:
(1) CO + H2 + C2H4 → CH3CH2CHO
(2) CH3CH2CHO + ½ O2 → CH3CH2COOH.
Propionaldehyde (CH3CH2CHO) can easily be oxidized at normal temperatures.
Price of propionic acid 950 $/metric ton
making approximately $29 million per year
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Toxicology report of propionic acid
Some physical information of Propionic acid:
Flash point - 65.5 C
Refractive index - 1.3874
http://www.jlpharmchem.com/productshow.asp?id=17&mnid=8614&classname=Propionic%20acid&uppage=/product.asp
Propionic Acid Market:
BASF is the leader of propionic acid production at 80,000 tonnes/year.
In 2003 260,000 tonnes of Propionic Acid was produced, and 230,000 consumed
Propionic acid market is increasing as the largest market for feed acidifiers and is projected to exceed $417 million by the year 2012, as stated by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. from 2008 article
The estimated world production in 1992 was about 100 000 tonnes, used in estimation of currently produced propionic acid
http://lait.dairy-journal.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=doi&doi=10.1051/lait:19954-535&Itemid=129
Syngas From Coal:
Because our syngas is powered by coal, availability of this substance will affect how much syngas is able to be produced. According to the Billion Ton Vision coal is the third most used energy source at 23% behind natural gas at 24% and Petroleum at 39%. It has also been projected that there is enough coal to power the world for the next 200 years.
http://energy.usgs.gov/factsheets/coalavailability/coal.html
Some basic info on ethylene: http://www.exxonmobil.com/UK-English/about_what_chemicals_fife_production.aspx
probably can be used in the report.